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These are academic programs, usually below the associate degree level. Some programs are intended to provide students with specialized training and with skills leading directly to a specific job.
An award that usually requires at least two but less than four years of full-time college work. There are different types of associate degrees with varying transferability.
An award that normally requires at least four but not more than six years of full-time college work. Also includes bachelor's degrees that are completed in three years.
A master's degree is typically earned after the completion of a program that is at least one but not more than two years of full-time academic work beyond the bachelor's degree. And a doctorate is the highest award a student can earn for graduate study.
Employment of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers is expected to grow 34 percent from 2010 to 2020, much faster than the average for all occupations.
These specialists provide help and advice to people and organizations using computer software or equipment. Some called technical support specialists, support information technology employees with their organization. Others, called help desk technicians, assist non-IT users who are having computer issues.
Although there are other ways to become a computer network support specialist, the most required and common degree for some of these occupations is a bachelor's degree. Many take classes in computer science, engineering, information science, or related field. On the other hand an associate's degree or post secondary courses may meet the needs of other companies.
In addition, computer support specialists usually receive on-the-job training as well. Most importantly, to keep up with technology and its changes several specialists in this field continue their training throughout their careers.
Both occupations use information technology to further the goals of their organization. Web developers create websites to help firms have a public face. Computer network architects create the internal networks that most workers within organizations utilize.
A post secondary education for both computer network architects and web developers is required. However, a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems,engineering, or related field is definitely required for computer network architects whereas educational requirements for web developers range from a high school diploma to a higher college degree.
In addition, to pursue a career in either of these occupations you must build your education, work experience and gain more knowledge of the specialized field you're in. This will also give you the chance to be more competitive in the job market.
*Employment of computer specialists is expected to grow 18 percent from 2010 to 2020, about as fast as the average for all occupations
*Employment of computer network architects and web developers is expected to grow 22 percent from 2010 to 2020, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
A nurse practitioner diagnoses and treats acute, episodic, or chronic illness, solely or as part of a healthcare team. These nurses may order, perform, or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x-rays. A nurse practitioner may also prescribe medication and must be a registered nurse who has specialized graduate education.
Serving as a primary and specialty care provider, nurse practitioners exercise a combination of nursing and primary care services to patients and families. They spend a lot of their workday walking, bending, stretching and standing. Their work also puts them in close contact with people who have infectious diseases, and they often come in contact with potentially dangerous and hazardous drugs and other substances.
In all nursing education programs, students takes classes in nursing, anatomy, physiology, microbiology, chemistry, nutrition, psychology and other social behavioral sciences, as well as the liberal arts. To become a nurse at this level, one would typically take an education path toward a bachelor's of science in nursing(BSN), an associate's degree in nursing(ADN), or a diploma from an approved nursing program.
During a medical office visit, you might undergo a physical exam where a doctor may request your blood to be drawn in a lab. There are specially trained medical personnel authorized to conduct such testing. Known as phlebotomists or also as venipuncturists, these technicians draw blood for tests, transfusions, donations, or research. They collect samples and perform the tests to analyze body fluids, tissue, and other substances.
Phlebotomists can be on their feet for long periods, gathering samples, and they may be required to lift or turn disabled patients. They may explain the procedures to patients and assist in the recovery of patients with adverse reactions.
The phlebotomist job title falls under the category of medical and clinical laboratory technoligists and technicians. Medical laboratory technologists typically have a bachelor's degree. While technicians usually need an associate's or post-secondary degree certificate.
**Employment of registered nurses is expected to grow 26 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations.
**Employment of medical laboratory technicians is expected to grow by 15 percent between 2010 and 2020, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Special education teachers work with students who have a wide range of learning, mental, emotional and physical abilities. With students who have mild or moderate disabilities, they ensure that lessons are modified to meet the needs of the student. With students who have severe disabilities, they teach the students independent living skills, basic literacy, communication, and math.
Although there are many paths to take to become a special education teacher, the most important note to know is all states will require teachers to be certified or licensed before they can teach. In addition, after receiving a certification or licensure the most common required degree for teacher's is a bachelor's degree. Some major in special education, or a related field to learn about the different types of disabilities and how to present information to make it easier for special education students to understand.
With additional education or certification teachers are able to advance in their careers to become school counselors or instructional coordinators and more. More opportunities can be accessible for those who choose to continue their education and skills.
Preschool Teachers educate and care for children, usually ages 3 to 5, who have not yet entered kindergarten. They explain various subjects using methods for younger children to understand.
In addition, education and training requirements vary based on state regulations and settings. To become a preschool teacher, education background ranges from a high school diploma to a college degree. Many take courses in early childhood education or related field. These programs teach students about children's development, strategies to teach young children, and how to observe and document children's progress.
To advance to a higher level in this field a preschool teacher can assist another teacher to gain more experience and knowledge necessary for that specialized position. When you move up in the teaching cycle more high paying jobs will emerge and other opportunities may arise.
***Employment of special education teachers is expected to grow by 17 percent from 2010 to 2020, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
***Employment of preschool teachers is expected to grow by 25 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations.


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Paolo Frasca, researcher and Stephane Mollier, PHD candidate have attended the 38th Summer school of automatic control which took place in Grenoble, in september 11-15, 2017. The main theme was the approximation of Large-scale dynamic models. The school presented an integrated approach to the latest developments in the classical methods of model reductions for linear systems.
- Workshop on "Analysis and Control of Large Scale Complex Networks" 10 -11 Sept 2018, Grenoble 2018/06/28
- Nicolas Martin visited Imura Laboratory at Tokyo University of Technology from June 20th to August 20th 2018 2018/06/20
- Seminar Program : talk of Karl Henrik Johansson, 8 March 2018, GIPSA LAB, 11:00AM 2018/03/05
- Associate Professor, Andrea Tosin visited ERC Scale-FreeBack 2018/02/08
- Professor Sandro Zampieri visited ERC Scale-FreeBack 2018/02/08
- Maria-Laura Delle Monache and Stephane Mollier were at the TRB 2018 in Washington 2018/01/23
- Seminar Program : talk of Andrea Tosin, 5 February 2018, GIPSA LAB 2018/01/22
- Carlos Canudas de Wit gave one ERC lecture in Lausanne 2017/12/18
- Nicolas Martin and Paolo Frasca at the Complex Networks and their applications conference 2017/12/05
- Carlos Canudas de Wit gave one ERC lecture in Cambridge 2017/11/29
- Paolo Frasca and Stephane Mollier have attended the 38th summer school of Automatic Control 2017/09/18
- Research Director Paola Goatin visited ERC Scale-FreeBack 2017/09/12
- Professor Ioannis Paschalidis visited ERC Scale-FreeBack 2017/09/05
- Maria Laura Delle Monache, a young researcher recognized for her collaboration with the Berkeley University (USA) 2017/08/28
- Doctor Olga Quintero Montoya visited ERC Scale Free-Back 2017/07/27
- Professor Pierre Rouchon, visited ERC Scale Free-Back 2017/07/26
- Seminar Program : talk of Ioannis Paschalidis, 4 September 2017, GIPSA-LAB 2017/06/27
- Stephane Mollier has attended a Course Control of PDE by Enrique Zuazua at Paris 2017/06/12
- Giacomo Casadei attended the "Journée commune GT SYNC et Observation" 2017/06/08
- Workshop on "Modelling Reduction Tools for Large Scale Complex Networks" 21-22 Sept 2017, Grenoble 2017/05/30
- Seminar Program : 2 talks of Pierre Rouchon, 21 June 2017, GIPSA-LAB 2017/05/02
- Carlos Canudas de Wit presented 4 talks at the Russell Severance Springer Lecture Series, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley 2017/04/12
- 4 members of the Scale-FreeBack team attended the 2017 INdAM Workshop 2017/03/11
- Professor Samuel Martin visited ERC Scale-FreeBack 2017/02/20
- Professor Per-Olof Gutman visited ERC Scale-FreeBack 2017/02/13

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Last night I had such a great night out with friends. When Allie told me that Katie was coming into Manchester for dinner, she asked if I wanted to come. I asked where they were going, and when Al said she didn't know, I JUMPED at the chance to hit up The Farm, and quickly offered my recommendation.
They easily agreed, and I easily agreed to go.
Around 6:30 Kenney and Katie arrived to our apartment, and after several minutes of chatting, and showing them our place, we squished into Allie's SUV and headed downtown. There were two young guys on motorcycles next to us, and we made comments about how they were trying to appear to be cool. Well, one guy took off too fast after a red light, and ended up taking an incredibly nasty spill. I only saw sparks screaming across the road and the biker slide across his lane. Since Katie and Kenney are first responders (actually, that's Dr. Katie now!), they both ran out to see if he was okay. Luckily, the biker tucked and rolled, and didn't hit his head (no helmet!), and probably only suffered road burn on his side. I hope he's okay!
After the brief hiatus on our trip, we finally made it to The Farm 5 minutes later.
I already knew what I was going to order, so I was able to spend my time chatting away with Kenney and getting to know him, but when my burger came out, I meant business.
I ordered the DTF Junior Burger, which was a 5 oz. Angus ground chuck with lettuce and tomato (I held off on the Route 22 sauce), and instead of fries, I ordered a side of butternut squash, which was par at best. My burger was SO whimpy and looked like the size of a McDonald's burger. I forgot the last time I ordered this back with Mark that it was so small. I really wanted a burger the size of my face.
It was still a great first meal after battling the stomach bug for 4 days!
Katie was wonderful and let me enjoy the pound of fries she had on her plate. She pawned them off on Allie and Kenney as well, and mentioned that when the waiter came back, he'd probably think she was a fat ass for clearing her plate.
After enough fries, I sat back in pain, and it was then that Allie told me we were getting fro-yo after. Apparently she forgot to tell me not to eat a lot. While everyone else enjoyed a big bowl of fro-yo, I went for 2 free samples and watched them eat their glorious creations. I was too stubborn to throw down money when I was too full to enjoy it.
Day from hell since 4 am. The cats started a war outside of my door from 4-5 am. My alarm was scheduled for 5. Knowing they kept me from sleep, I reset it for 5:10, and then finally for 5:45. Once the cats were finally done playing at 5, the birds started chirping outside of my window. Seriously. I couldn't win.
I finally woke up, packed clothes and food for work, enjoyed some grapefruit, and hit the road for the gym.
I enjoyed a slow 4 mile run and half mile walk this am, and finished up my workout with a little core work. I'm still easing back into my running, and didn't want to push myself with a too-fast pace. I think I did something to the outside of my knee though because it hurts. I've never had runners knee, so I'm hoping it's not that.
On my way into work, I enjoyed half a scoop of chocolate protein mixed with 10 oz of almond milk, downed an applesauce after my shower, and then an hour later enjoyed an egg scramble sandwich.
2 egg whites, 1 egg and a pinch of shredded cheese went into this sandwich. My appetite is roaring today and making up for the past 4 days, so this sucker hit the spot.
I was going to take a Reps & Sets class this evening and play tennis with Jenny tomorrow, but since it's going to rain tomorrow and I'd rather gossip with Jenny, I asked if she wanted to play today instead. I cannot wait. Gossip tennis is my favorite way of playing tennis. All you do is talk about people you know, their life, our life, our drama, guy drama, and hit balls around. You should try it sometime. 🙂


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Current Affairs
Recruiting Minorities to Defeat Trump
Yatindra Bhatnagar
Sarita Sarvate is, normally, an intelligent analyst and frequently writes with a clear conscience and a sense of purpose. Not so her "The United States of Minorities" (India Currents, June 2016) where she makes an about-face and then starts a campaign to enlist all minorities to rally behind Hillary Clinton and defeat Donald Trump. The irony is Sarvate herself does not think Hillary is a perfectly suitable candidate.
Right from the outset Sarvate heaped strong - and uncalled for - abusive words on Trump such as Ignoramus, racist, fascist, misogynist, white supremacist, narcissist, psychopath and bully.
Sadly, she doesn't like a candidate who calls a spade a spade, who is not following the disastrous 'politically correct' policy, who wants to strengthen national defense against terrorists and potential terrorists and who does want to stop the unabated flow of illegal immigrants from across the southern borders and other unfriendly countries, and who is not beholden to the establishment/Wall Street biggies and lobbyists.
Comparing Trump to Hitler is, probably, the depth of wayward and malicious thinking I never expected from a balanced writer like Sarvate. However, she is entitled to her opinion and can defend Hillary also as a feminist (what a role model for women who kept defending her philandering husband just because she could enjoy all the privileges given to the First Lady at tax-payer's expense!)
Some writers don't care if Hillary violated rules and compromised national security with her e-mail scandal, was inept at handling radical Islamic attacks in Benghazi (Libya) resulting in the deaths of the American ambassador and others, and also was an equal participant in the flow of multi-million dollar foreign donations to Clinton Foundation with dubious deals and disbursement.
And don't forget the cruel, public humiliation by Hillary of the Deputy White House counsel Vince Foster, found dead a few days later outside Washington, D.C., July 20, 1993. Foster was a friend of the Clintons, and though his death was officially ruled a suicide, cover-up theories and allegedly suppressed evidence say something else. The whole Hillary baggage is too large, additionally saddled with millions earned via speeches at big biz meetings – the copies of which she refuses to make public.
Hillary Clinton's personal behavior, demeanor, and contempt for uniformed people (Secret Service, military and the police) are amply illustrated in the book the First Family Detail by Ronald Kessler. A whole chapter is about Hillary starting with the words "If Joe Biden is inconsiderate with Secret Service agents, Hillary Clinton can make Richard Nixon look like Mahatma Gandhi. When in public, Hillary smiles and acts graciously. As soon as the cameras are gone, her angry personality, nastiness and imperiousness become evident."
There are dozens of examples in the book of what Hillary really is.
Then there is another book "Crisis of Character," by ex-Secret Service Officer Gary J. Byrne, who was "posted directly outside President Clinton's Oval Office." The 285-page book describes Hillary Clinton's "appalling leadership style" as being "volcanic, impulsive, enabled by sycophants, and disdainful of the rules set for everyone else."
Talking about Mahatma Gandhi, I will only remind Sarvate and the Indo-American community – especially 'AAPI for Hillary' people - of how the Democratic presidential virtual nominee had demeaned the hardworking Indian community with her racist words about the great leader. She had said, though many years back, at a fund-raiser: "He [Gandhi] ran a gas station down in St. Louis. No, he was a great leader of the twentieth century." That "sick joke" had berated the big hardworking Indian community. That was a classic case of hurtful stereotypes that perpetuates ignorance and cause harm to the Indian – or any other – community.
Sarita Sarvate could have done much better by enumerating the good qualities, merits and competence, if any, of the candidate she rather reluctantly supports for The White House.
God save the Country!
[This was printed as a letter in India Currents, Northern California, July, 2016]


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"As markets across the country stretch tight with low inventory and high selling prices, many homeowners fear, and even boycott, low-income housing. Specifically, homeowners are wary of the integration of HUD supported Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) housing projects. Why? Some believe that these government supported homes may lower the values of properties nearby.
A new study powered by Trulia wipes these fears clean by setting the table with surprising news: in the nation's 20 least affordable housing markets, low-income housing built during a 10-year span shows no negative effect on nearby home values"
(via New Study Shows Low Income Housing Does NOT Impact Property Values | RISMedia's Housecall)


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All Films.All Above Board.NOW INCLUDES TV SHOWS & TV LISTINGS
A 1981 teen slasher movie from 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' director, Tobe Hooper. When two young couples on a double date go to a mysterious carnival, they decide to spend the night in the funhouse. When they witness the brutal murder of a psychic reader they suddenly find themselves on the run from a terrifying mutant carny in a Frankenstein mask.


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July 22 1894. The first motor race took place in France between Paris and Rouen. It was organized by Pierre Giffard, a journalist from Le Petit Journal, and 102 drivers participated in the race. Jules-Albert de Dion, on his steam tractor, was the first one to reach the finish line, but he did not win the race as his vehicle did not meet some safety standards. Peugeot and Panhart et Levassor had to share first place.
Also on July 22: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1099); A bomb exploded in San Francisco during a Preparedness Parade killing 10 and injuring 40 (1916); Wiley Post becomes the first person to fly solo around the world in 7 days (1933); The systematic deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto begins (1942); Dezik and Tsygan are the first dogs to make a sub-orbital flight (1951); Members of the 101st Airborne of the United States attacked a compound in Iraq killing Sadam Hussein's sons Uday and Qusay and Mustafa Hussein's son (2003); A bomb, targeting government buildings in central Oslo, explodes in Norway while a massacre of a youth camp is occurring on the island of Utøya.
Born on July 22: Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510), Friedrich Bessel (1784), Edward Hopper (1882), Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887), Rose Kennedy (1890), Oscar de la Renta (1890), Tom Robbins (1936), Rick Davies (1944), Selena Gomez (1992).


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Comics on film
Comedians love cinema. For most stand-ups, films offer a welcome distraction on the road, they inspire material and they dangle the prospect of a more lucrative career if you could only get in with the right people. Richard Curtis say. Or Eric Cantona.
Take Junior Simpson. He saw Notting Hill, wrote a scathing routine about the special effects erasing every black face in the affluent London area, then jumped at the chance to play a wedding DJ in Love Actually. Why? Because he lacks shame. And because cinema likes to see comedians suffer. Even now, Steve Martin owes the devil at least one more Inspector Clouseau remake and two banjo albums before he's paid off his stand-up career.
Granted, you can point to the careers of comics who've become huge movie stars from Jamie Foxx to Norman Wisdom to illustrate what a broad, embracing church the film industry is. Ricky Gervais, Rhys Darby and Russell Brand are only some of the more recent stand-ups to stretch their talents to the big screen
It's an oft-quoted pearl of wisdom, especially in America, that stand-up is one of the few artforms you get in to in order to get out of – to land a sitcom, a chat show or to voice an animated rodent. For Gervais, it's a coda to projecting his movie trailers onto Edinburgh Castle.
There are no comedies about stand-up, just god-awful, early star vehicles such as Down To Earth (Chris Rock), Rubberface (Jim Carrey) or Going Overboard (Adam Sandler) garishly packaged to resemble them. In reality, there are only tragedies disguised as comedies, with laughter elicited from comedians' misfortune. Tears of a clown tempered by occasional rictus grins.
In the recent low-budget Scottish film Crying With Laughter, Stephen McCole's character became a comic out of a deep-rooted need to suppress a childhood memory. In Funny People, success has turned Adam Sandler's George Simmons into a desperately lonely arsehole.
Of course, there are biopics of massively successful comedy legends. But Chaplin, Lenny, Man In The Moon, and even loosely autobiographical tales like Richard Pryor's Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling and Funny People, were all prompted as much by their subject's demons as their comedy genius. No one's champing at the bit to make Seinfeld: The Microsoft Years. The narrative arc would simply trace the upwards curve of Jerry's bank balance.
Whenever fictional comedians are portrayed in movies, they follow three strict archetypes: male, female and supporting cast of oddballs.
Female comics are middle-aged mothers-of-two with problems at home (Sally Field in Punchline; Julie 'Voice of Marge Simpson' Kavner in This Is My Life and Brenda Blethyn in Clubland). They try, fail and then compromise to juggle the night job with looking after their brood, who in turn squabble over whether to support her dream, or which of them gets to scream: 'You're tearing this family apart!'
Funny People departs from this somewhat by having Leslie Mann playing a (comically inept) actress who gave up her career and Aubrey Plaza as the kooky female stand-up (beautiful, but wearing spectacles), with distinctive material, zero hang-ups about who she sleeps with and zero reason to be in the film except as the love interest. Incidentally, I am prepared to modify this stereotype if anyone can find me a copy of the lost masterpiece Does This Mean We're Married? (Les Époux Ripoux) about an American comedian in Paris. Played by Patsy Kensit.
Supporting casts of comedians are drawn from and reflect the rich variety of the stand-up circuit. Tellingly, there are only three varieties: freaks, jealous backstabbing arseholes, and real life stand-ups appearing in cameos, either to tickle the spectator or to reinforce the notion that only comics know what it's like to be a comic.
Funny People has many brilliant examples of these, the best involving Eminem yelling at Ray Romano, something we can all empathise with. Although Hacks and the recent, ultra low-budget Peacock Season have a strong claim, the quintessential freak roll-call takes place in Funny Bones, with Oliver Platt auditioning a succession of hopeless variety acts in Blackpool in order to appropriate their material. Peter Kay did something similar with Phoenix Nights a few years later, but innovatively lifted his scenes to Bolton.
The jealous arsehole par excellence is probably Taylor Negron in Punchline, previewing the disdainful curl of the lip he would later direct towards Courtney Cox in Friends, though there's a slim possibility he was acting. Actor turned comedian Stephen McCole and who created the stand-up character of Joey Frisk for Crying With Laughter, now actually gigs as the straight-talking, fucked-up comedy bruiser. He maintains that "the world of comedy is no different to anywhere else. There's a hierarchy, there are people bitching about other people, there's a lot of fun to be had. I found it fascinating.'
'Funny People portrays a world in which a comic can omit to mention the writing gig of a lifetime to another, but, unlike the deeply cynical Edinburgh-set Festival, it's also a film in which the supporting cast of comics are exactly that, rallying around Sandler's character when he reveals his leukaemia to them. Offering all the emotional support at their command, they tell him dubiously appropriate jokes and generally take the piss.
Male stand-up characters in movies tend to be arrested adolescents with daddy issues, a drink and/or drug habit, a propensity for screwing the waitresses and the poster of a significantly better, significantly deader comedian on the wall of their dingy hovel. There is probably a lovechild or four somewhere. Their set features precious little whimsy and they're variously saved by the love of a steady woman, by confronting the mistakes in their past or ignoring these first two and simply learning to tell it like it is.
In American films, they're most likely Jewish and will look inside to their neuroses for inspiration. In British films, there's a good chance they're Irish, hungover and will look across the bed at the hound they pulled last night.
No self-respecting, self-loathing comic-turned-film star should ever return to stand-up. Sandler realised as much after hitting the clubs to shoot Funny People, vowing never to repeat the experience. Quite right too. Live comedy audiences retain higher standards than your average Sandler fan. Funny People is one of those honourable exceptions to his oeuvre in which we get to see past the passive-aggressive, semi-simpleton he usually plays and see the complex, emotional semi-simpleton beneath.
As Seinfeld found in the documentary Comedian, a successful, multi-millionaire comic who hasn't played the circuit in a few years can find himself sorely out of touch. Stand-up audiences give instant feedback, the performers are hungrier and there's more of a sense of meritocracy because good looks are a positive impairment. 'Nobody laughs at a physically fit man,' porky Jonah Hill advises the slimmed down Seth Rogen in Funny People.
'A comedian is in control of their own destiny,' maintains McCole. 'The better your material, the better the delivery, the better you'll do. Unless you're a complete prick and people don't want to work with you. I'm sure the comedy circuit is much better at weeding out the best from the worst, because there are a lot of cases where a bad actor will do a whole string of films.'
Hollywood loathes a single authorial voice because filmmaking is a collaborative process. A distinct, solitary perspective bucks the system, like all good comics. Arguably the best film about comedy, The King Of Comedy, casts notorious wallflower Robert De Niro in the lead. Although Martin Scorsese denies us the chance to see the reaction to his performance in the bar, Rupert Pupkin projects the grim, anti-heroism of the dubiously talented lone wolf willing to do whatever it takes to make it, the certifiable passion of the wannabe set in stark contrast to the superficial professionalism of Jerry Lewis. Pupkin may not have the material to bring him any success beyond the satire of the film but he does have a streak of twisted artistic integrity.
McCole likens it to a drug. His creation, Joey, combining elements of himself and friends, 'is a very hedonistic, addictive personality and going on stage is a very addictive thing,' he explains. 'I think a lot of comedians would agree that once you do it and get a good response, it's almost impossible not to go back and do it again. Even for really bad comics – and I've seen some really terrible ones doing my research at open mic nights. You'd see people that never got a laugh and were ridiculed. Then you'd go to another gig and they'd be there doing exactly the same stuff. That's an addiction surely.'
Cinema's portrayal of stand-up suffers from being a hit once removed. It takes an erstwhile stand-up like Woody Allen or Apatow to realise that to properly convey the magic, to convince your audience of the reality of the live situation, you need to use archive footage, as both Annie Hall and Funny People do, or demand that your actors play the scenes for real and find a stand-up persona for themselves.
'The first gig I did, where I found the horrible side of Joey was at Gramofon in Glasgow and this young girl wouldn't stop talking,' McCole recalls. 'I was fifth on and nobody was doing anything about her, not even the guy running the gig. So I just spent the first five minutes of my set making her cry because I was so pissed off.
'It was her 21st birthday I think and she ran off to the toilet. The audience loved it, they were onside with me and it wasn't until the next day it hit me, "OK, that was probably a bit heavy." She deserved it but I didn't want Joey to just be this brute who took people apart, I wanted him to be smarter than that. The reason we made him a comedian in the first place was because it was a logical progression from the improvised nature of the revenge drama. I never wrote anything down but improvised all the stand-up the night before in a club, then got on stage the next day and filmed it.
'You have to believe that everything you're coming out with is funny. I certainly believed in myself by the time we shot the film. Actors routinely have to subsume their ego for a role, but it's the ego that stands up as a comedian and it's the ego that needs to be up there on screen.'
Published: 1 Sep 2009
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Paper Lanterns & Fluffy Decorations
Add a touch of colour to your next party with these stunning coloured paper decorations from Spotlight. The large paper lanterns are available in a number of colours and are lightweight and very easy to assemble and put up. They can be matched to many other paper decorations and tableware.
The fluffy paper decorations, available as single ornaments or garlands, will add colour and fun to your party theme. A lantern-style favour box and a string of pumpkin LED lanterns for Halloween are also included in the range.


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Surely you've heard of running a blog by now. A blog is like a diary in that it has a chronological listing of articles about topics you're interested in. It is personal, unlike most standard web pages, and is considered to be part of this growing social media trend. Read on to learn how to start a blog. If you already have a blog, the tips in this article can help you spice it up.
To garner more interest in your blog, a great idea is to comment on other blogs. Keep track of all the blogs you wish to follow in a special folder using Google Reader. Make comments anytime you'd like to say something.
Don't ever try to copy something else. Nobody takes plagiarism lightly, and employing this tactic will unquestionably be very counterproductive to your efforts at establishing yourself as a reputable writer. Don't worry about whether you are a good enough writer; if you write about subjects you love, readers will return to your blog again and again.
Buy a domain name for your blog! Domains are very cheap, but do wonders for your professionalism. Visitors will be more likely to recall your website, particularly if the title contains your business' name or something similar.
Keep in mind there is a world outside of running a blog. If you do not give yourself time to do things away from you computer, you may experience burnout. Schedule some leisure time, from short walks, visits with friends, or even short coffee breaks. Taking some time off will let you return to your blog refreshed and ready to write.
The best and most popular blogs grab a reader's attention. To make yours one of the most attractive blogs on the Internet, follow the tips that have been provided here. You can either blog for pleasure or for money. Whether your goals are more personal in nature or geared toward creating a blog posting business, enjoy the time that you spend creating your digital journal!


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On breeding, you wouldn't think the daughter of Myboycharlie would be suited over two miles but I had the same concerns when she won the Crown Oaks as a three-year-old and she certainly proved me wrong. She'll make her own luck from up near the speed, and considering she overraced in the Caulfield Cup and still won by a space, she can get the trip and join some greats of the turf by claiming the Caulfield Cup/Melbourne Cup double.WINNERJameka$8$100Deposit $30, Get $100 in Bonus Bets at William Hill AustraliaRic ChapmanThis may be a particularly strong Cup this year, so the pace will really be on from the 800m home. That means only the strong will survive. BIG ORANGE carried 61kg in a Group 2 in England last start at Goodwood and won as he pleased over 3219m. That makes him strong. I've been to Goodwood. It's about the most genuine, well created course I've seen in the world. Every horse has its chance as the course wends and winds...but importantly, ONLY the best come out on top. This, Big Orange, therefore, is a serious stayer.WINNERBig Orange$16$700Up to $700 in bonus bets with the promo code MAXCASH700Adam CusworthAfter backing Jameka in the Caulfield Cup (2400m), I can't see any reason but to stick with her in the race that stops the nation. While the Melbourne Cup (3200m) is a different proposition, given that she meets a new batch of internationals as well as Hartnell this time around, the way she finished off the race at Caulfield suggests she will appreciate the two miles. There are too many unknowns to confidently consider any of the foreign raiders, while she will have to make up a few lengths to topple Hartnell, who took out the Turnbull Stakes (2000m) ahead of her the last time they met. Jameka takes the more conventional path and with the extra week in between runs, she may just have the fresher legs to defeat the Godolphin contender. She has reportedly improved since her triumph in that key lead up and with any luck in running, she can be the one at the $6.50 quote. WINNERJameka$8.50$200100% first deposit match with the Open Account Offer. Use promo code MAXCASHGary EmmersonThis could be the year of the internationals. They're a talented bunch and the one who creeps under the radar a little is Big Orange. I'd much prefer him to have had a prep run in Australia - internationals who have ran Down Under before the Melbourne Cup have a much better record - but he ran well enough in last year's race when fifth. That experience will have done him no harm and the five-year-old has been saved for the Melbourne Cup this time around. He's not run since impressively winning the Goodwood Cup over two miles for the second year running (last year he flopped at York between his Goodwood win and Melbourne Cup run) and he looks a value runner. 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With the physical store in Bangalore having shut down in August, Ahmed is currently focusing on the e-commerce space and trunk shows and pop up stores across the country "to build awareness about our brands." Closing down the store, he says, was part of their strategy to focus more on the online space ''where the reach has no limits. Plus a physical store needs more manpower.'' Customers today are more comfortable buying luxury products online especially if they know the product and what the company stands for," explains Ahmed.
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Welcome to one of the most exciting times in modern history. This weekend you will be in the hypercharged US-China dual cabinet. With the United States having its own internal battles with the new Trump administration, and China battling a slowing economy while still attempting to grow its sphere of influence, this committee may very well define the fate of the world as we know it. The battle for hegemony could not have come at a more peculiar time.
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4 Simple DIY Holiday Ornaments
The holidays are here, and it is time to trim the tree and pull out all of your favorite ornaments. This year, why not try crafting a few of your own ornaments too? Making your own holiday ornaments is a great way to spend some time together as a family, while also trimming your tree on a budget. Take a look below at 4 simple DIY holiday ornaments that you can try making to get started. You will be surprised at how easy and inexpensive it can be!
4 Simple DIY Holiday Ornaments
Supplies needed:
Clear glass bulb ornaments
Assorted glitter
Basic craft paint
Crafting sand
Miniature shells
Curling ribbon
Craft glue
We were able to find all of our materials at our local craft store and dollar store. You may also be able to find what you need around your own home, so take a peek before you head out to shop.
Ornament #1
Curling Ribbon Celebration Ornament
Supplies needed: Bulb, scissors, ribbon
Directions: This ornament is great for kids to create and can be done in any variety of colors. All you need to do is cut a length of ribbon, use your scissors to curl it, and snip it into smaller chunks. Simply stuff the ribbon in the ornament, shake it to move it around, and replace the hanger. You can use a combination of your child's school colors, your favorite team's colors, or holiday colors to make it special and unique.
Ornament #2
Marvelous Marbled Ornament
Supplies needed: Bulb, craft paint
Directions: For this ornament, choose a bright color of paint and pair it with white paint. For our ornament, we used green paint and paired it with white. Remove the hanger from your ornament and pour a few drops of each color inside. Replace the hanger and give the ornament a good shake. As you do, it will create a marbling effect that looks quite artistic! Allow it to dry and you are ready to display.
Ornament #3
Glamorous Glitter Ornament
Supplies needed: Bulb, craft glue, craft paint, glitter
Directions: When you are done with this ornament it will sparkle like a diamond. To make one, you can first paint it with any color paint you choose. We used white for the one that we made. Then, while the paint is still a little tacky, dab on some craft paint. While the glue is damp, go ahead and sprinkle the ornament generously with glitter in the color of your choice. Shake it gently to remove any lose glitter and you are ready to display!
Ornament #4
Under the Sea Ornament
Supplies needed: Bulb, craft sand, miniature shells
Directions: Feel like you are at the beach even in the middle of winter. Simply pour some craft sand (use a funnel if you wish) into your ornament. Add some miniature shells, replace the hanger, and you are ready to roll. You will feel like you are on vacation in no time.
So, are you inspired to head to your local craft store and gather all of the fixings to make your own holiday ornaments? I hope so! Give these simple holiday ornament craft projects a try and see how simple and inexpensive it can be to decorate your tree for less.
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Seven of Hackney Belles U15 team have been selected to represent Middlesex at the Divisional Festival at Reigate this Sunday, October 12.
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Hackney Belles coach Tom Jones commented: "The girls showed real commitment at the trials. Their selection is all the more impressive given this is so early in the season and it was for some of them literally their first time in competitive non-school rugby. I am sure they will do themselves, the county and Hackney proud on Sunday."
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Race Report PDCC D Grade Criterium Motorplex 24 Feb 2013
Can't corner, can't sprint, pretty lousy crit rider with a half decent motor is a fair description of me. Racing my least favourite circuit with two corners that cause me trouble, a single lane 90 degree right hander, with no room for error and a hairpin that leads onto the uphill finishing straight, I had no great expectations and a simple plan, keep my head down, stay in the front half of the pack and see what happens in the end. And to top it off it was windy as usual at the Motorplex, a 20kph gusting to 30kph South Easterly, which meant you were riding in a crosswind for almost all of the exposed course except a short downhill section and headwind for the finishing straight. Add to that 21 riders in D grade, one of our biggest fields of the season and it was going to be an interesting race for me.


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This is a story of a girl.. Let's keep her name a secret for a while..
Yesterday she took her trial exam for math (decision math).. She admits the questions were tough, but it was not to the level of that she couldn't answer. She answered all the questions. Today, after PE class, she got her paper back. Surprisingly, she got 88%! Wow!! She couldn't believe it. But to share her joy, she has no one. Everyone else got lower marks than her, so she just saves her joy with herself. Besides, it's only the trial. The real exam must be much harder than this. The results for the trial do not mean anything. She just has to continue studying harder. She has to fight for her habit of taking naps after eating. She loves to do that. Every time after eating, she would fall asleep, even though she needs to revise for the test. She couldn't fight it. She needs to change that.
But that is not actually the story that I am supposing to share. This girl, even though she got high marks for her test, in class; she really doesn't understand what her lecturer was teaching. She really doesn't have a clue. Well, that's mean. Actually, there were few that she understood, but if put in percentages, she only understood about 40% of what the lecturer taught. So, for the assignments and exam, she took her own initiative to study by herself. Individual self learning. Self motivation. She took the initiative to open the blue book, and read every topic. Read every detail of information. Read every instructions and algorithm. She searches the internet for more information on certain topics. She did some research on what she find hard. Why she did all this? Because in class, she sees the lecturer as confused, and mixed up. She doesn't blame the lecturer for this. The lecturer is busy; got so many things in mind, need to teach many topics to her students, so it's normal for lecturers to behave that way. But one thing that this girl finds irritating about her lecturer is that, the lecturer caused the students to be more confused because of her way of teaching. For instance, one moment she says this should be done this way, the next moment, she says it should be done another way. Making us confuse. We don't know which one is correct.
Because of that, for the lecturer's evaluation, in the comment section, the girl put "couldn't understand of what the lecturer was teaching". The girl just found out from one of her friends that the lecturer is feeling down because of her comment. And would like to know who wrote it. Hello~~ that is the point of the evaluation! Not to know who wrote it. That's why the evaluation form didn't ask for the person's name. The girl thinks that the lecturer is not being professional in this. Maybe this is her first time getting a bad evaluation. Well, she should take it as a lesson, a motivation. Now she knows her weakness, she should work hard to change that. Try harder not to confuse her own students again. Maybe all this while, she thought she teaches OK, since all her students gave her good evaluation. But if it is not about the evaluation, the lecturer should realize that her students really don't understand her teachings, based on the students' results. Even good students could not score.
One of the girl's friends told her to confess to the lecturer and apologize. Maybe the lecturer misunderstood of the comments, because it was only a few words. But it meant a lot and had a huge effect on everyone. It will affect her reputation and her whole evaluation. But the girl, is afraid to apologize. Because she knows the lecturer, the lecturer will have a negative judgment towards the girl after this. And when this happen, it will affect everything. Besides, the point of evaluation is to express what we feel of the lecturer, so that the lecturer can improve themselves. Take it as a paradigm shift. She should not know who the writer is, coz that will not be professional of her. She should not ask in the first place. Gosh man… Is the girl really guilty?


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MEF SDN/NFV Certified Professional skills certification is the first ISO-level exam that validates individual knowledge, skills, and abilities in the domains of SDN and NFV. Expertly designed to certify real-world, practitioner-level technical skills of SDN and NFV network/telecom operators and engineers, this exam is available for registration now
MEF SDN/NFV Certified Professional validates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan, deploy, and operate a complete range of solutions in both SDN & NFV. The examination blueprint available here and reflects a comprehensive skill set in these technical areas.
This certification exam presupposes foundational knowledge in computer networking practices, which can be validated by the introductory, concept-level MEF Networking Foundations (MEF-NF) certification exam. MEF SDN/NFV is a professional-level (operator, engineer) certification examination for technical professionals and reflects a professional, practitioner-level mastery of the content domains.
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Operator and systems professionals in the following areas:
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This exam is unique in the industry and as such will be a sought-out credential for leading organizations who empower network transformation. Reflecting the global adoption of SDN and NFV solutions, there is finally an independent 3rd-party validation of these skills available for hiring managers and networking practitioners. In order to create this certification, experts around the world have gathered for thousands of hours to identify the key skills required to thrive in these technical domains. They have produced a new authorized standard for technical competence in SDN and NFV.
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examis the place to start in addition to the SDN/NFV blueprint. Training providers are listed in the Education and Training resources on this site.
What is covered in this exam?
- Operator-level understanding of SDN and NFV, sufficient to demonstrate mastery of the design, installation/deployment and management of complex SDN and NFV networks.
- The breadth of SDN and NFV skills necessary to address all the facets of advanced networking, vendor-neutral information that an IT technical professional needs to know (networking, virtualization in many forms), as well as the knowledge to plan, install, and operate advanced SDN and NFV networks) across a wide variety of network architectures.
- Domains include Planning, Building, and Operating SDN and NFV networks, with knowledge of architecture, testing, solution design, security, as well as metrics and management of a deployed SDN/NFV solution.
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- Create conceptual-level designs for SDN and/or NFV solutions (independent of technology).
- Explain how SDN and NFV complement and reinforce each other
- Explain the concept of a service chain
- Determine required controller functionality
- Explain the interfaces and functionality of SDN and NFV components
- Identify the various components in
a SDN/NFV system
- Select products for networking services based on the business requirements using SDN/NFV
- Explain the three levels of SDN defined in the MEF Network Foundations exam
- Explain the various SDN frameworks
- Anticipate potential issues in SDN/NFV and determine how to prevent them
And in real life situations should be expected to:
- Implement an SDN/NFV solution
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Friday, February 25, 2011
A Sad Day For Gamerscore *Updated*
Today marks the end an era in the short life of Microsoft's achievement system. Jason Young (@Morgon on Twitter and Xbox Live) decided to shut down his innovate gamerscore site http://www.mygamercard.net/ in the five years the site has been up has been an impressive run. And is honestly what got Me into gamerscore in the first place back in 2005. Jason had a great vision early on and managed to keep it going longer than most would have had the patience and time for. Knowing this site is built on the fact Stallion83 has the worlds highest gamer score and I myself being somewhere around a lowly 35th. We looked to the site as a sense of accomplishment.
Mygamercard.net gave us all a spot to go and take pride in. Even if you weren't going for that "Number One Spot" there were plenty of things to aim for. You could set custom leader boards to compete with your friends if the trying to catch Stallion83 was just too much for you. A lot of users took pride in the genre leader boards. Just Creech has dominated the strategy leader board, Don Manolito has been the King of shooters, Pants x360a took pride in the RPG's, K4rn4ge chose XBLA games as his poison. I'm not saying the downfall of MGC.net has nullified their individual accomplishments in anyway. It certainly will make it tougher to stay motivated in the journey.
Jason had done a great job of keeping the leader boards cheater free when he had the time and resources to do so. A combination of real life and changes in Microsoft's policy made it near impossible for him to stay on top of it. I had a chance to talk with him about it a little bit in person at PAX Prime in Seattle last September. It was unfortunate to hear about how Microsoft had all but abandon the community development program and allowed certain sites to operate outside of the rules set for obtaining data. It's unfortunate to see yet another strong point of the user community get crushed by Microsoft and their inability to see value in the achievement system they have created and the passionate users that are dumping their time effort and hard earned money into it.
Microsoft should do the right thing and bring Jason on board as a consultant in bringing the best features of mygamercard.net to the Xbox dashboard it self. Why not be able to sort your friends list as a leader board. why not have a global leader board on the community spotlight tab? The technology and data is already there, the issues of screen scraping and data mining are gone because it is managed in house. We live in a day and age where Internet connection speed is no longer an issue and hard drive space is a plenty. Why not role the dice on a project like this and take the achievement system to a whole new level. A few dedicated individuals could make this community tragedy into a shining light in the next Xbox dashboard update. Yeah, I know it's just a crazy idea of wishful thinking on my part but looking at the number of tags on MGC.net there is definitely a large group of gamers out there that are interested in getting a little more out of their achievements.
Best of luck to Jason and all of those who have contributed to MyGamerCard.net over the years. I hope you find success and happiness in your next venture. To all of you that are reading this just remember to raise a glass in honor of MGC.net
- Stoph Johnson
Nicely said Stoph. I was going to reply to your post with a comment then realized I had a lot to say. It's a sad day indeed. And I have to give it up to Morgon. Even if we never saw eye to eye for whatever reason. Looking past that, My Gamercard/Morgon got me on the achievement horse I continue to ride. The same probably goes for thousands of other like minded people in this world. Yes, world. Gamerscore is a world wide thing. It has brought countries together with sites like mygamercard and Xbox Live being the anchor. A lot of the people that are really into gamerscore probably have a diverse friends list.
Peace is happening, inside an Xbox near you. For instace, the recent protests that brought tragedy to Egypt had gamertag MightyMango, a US citizen, concerned about a fellow gamer whom he thought was in the middle of the mess. Bottom line, gamerscore communites and Xbox Live are making people around the world more comfortable with each other. Perhaps killing/popping in the name of peace is fitting.
There is so much Microsoft could do with bringing the features Stoph mentioned to the 360. It would make Xbox Live more enjoyable for everybody if they did it the right way. Think about it for a moment. The possibilities are endless.
What's holding Microsoft back?
1) They are already making tons of money and they can stay pace. (DING!)
2) They just cant do it. (I don't buy that)
3) They underestimate the people who like gamerscore. Yo Microsoft! Everybody has copied this feature. It's popular. You copied the Wii, everyone else copied achievements. (Possibly)
I'll put my business cap on for a moment.
Mygamercard got eyes according to Morgon:
"Nor could I ever fathom that the handful of requests that saturated my home cable modem would eventually require five servers to handle the load of thirteen million daily requests!"
Mygamercard was an outside site that people had to actively seek out. If it's on the dashboard itself, it automatically makes gamerscore/achievements more appealing to the masses. What's the hold up? Gamerscore is more popular than a lot of stuff already integrated into the dashboard. They currently have bare bones achievement tracking capabilities, we should want more. Again, what's the hold up?
Without Morgon there would be no achievement community. Period! Your contributions to the achievement/gamerscore community will live on. Microsoft, Morgon gave you the blueprint, now it's time for you to carry it on.
- Raymond Cox a.k.a. Stallion83
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- Matt DB87February 25, 2011 at 5:06 PM
I like your ideas stophyReplyDelete
I found this out when I logged onto my blog this morning. (Pours one for dead homies.)ReplyDelete
totally agree, and agree with the frustration. Not sure why they don't have API's public and encourage folks to manipulate the data to their hearts content.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 26, 2011 at 12:15 AM
trueachievements.com is better anyways.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 26, 2011 at 3:02 AM
To guy above me I think your missing the pointReplyDelete
- Audio RadarFebruary 26, 2011 at 6:55 AM
It's a sad day indeed.ReplyDelete
MGC was the Unofficial Official Leader board for the worldwide Xbox 360 community and was one of the greatest thing ever happened to hardcore gamers. So, why there isn't an Official Official Leader board?
I think the reason is that MS has accepted their inability to sort hackers from gamers: a leader board where Stallion is in the second page makes no sense.
WP7 games offer only the friend's leader board. Probably worldwide stats were too heavy for the phones but it also shows that we can live with that. Unfortunately I think we'll never see a worldwide leader board again because hackers are too expensive to fight. But like Stoph said I do hope that sooner than later MS will understand the relevance of stats and boards and will integrate them in the Xbox site and dashboard, even if only for friend list.
- AnonymousFebruary 26, 2011 at 1:00 PM
I think Morgon should Work at Microsoft! Microsoft destroy the whole Community whicht something like this =/ReplyDelete
I hope Jason Young will sell his site to someone who would keep it going. Don't be selfish Jason, let someone continue your work. That way Jason would get some money back from his project.ReplyDelete
- toddycstFebruary 27, 2011 at 2:58 PM
For whatever reason, Microsoft appears to be distancing themselves from their loyal customer base. They seem more interested in selling Kinect to little kids and keeping the Call of Duty marks happy rather than prompting a strong community among those who spend the money; the 20 and 30 something achievement whores.ReplyDelete
As a fairly active member on 360voice and TA, there have been plenty of times over the last year where it's become more and more difficult for those sites to track achievements due to "changes" MS makes. Why is this? MS is not creating similar sites that offer GSL's, challenges, goals, stat tracking, etc.
While I won't be leaving Xbox any time soon, DON'T be surprised if the next generation xbox does not include the existing achievement system. It feels like MS looks down upon those of us that play for achievements. If this happens, then I for one, will be saying good bye to MS forever.
- xPut Name HerexFebruary 27, 2011 at 6:29 PM
I'm going to have to disagree with the idea the next generation won't include achievements. They made have been added last second but they are probably the biggest innovation of the current generation. Look at the PS3, they added trophies to try and copy the system. PC games, even simple flash games more and more often contain "achievements". Almost everything has their own achievement system. Microsoft would be asking to lose the next console war if they got rid of them, and they know it (WP7 is relatively new and they kept achievements, so I'm sure they don't have plans to get rid of them).ReplyDelete
I will agree that they are more focused on Kinect and Call of Duty type titles. But what do you expect? Yearly titles like Call of Duty (which it has become) make ridiculous amounts of money for MS, since the average gamer (read: not achievement hunters) will spend $60 every year to get the new title. And the Kinect represents a huge investment by Microsoft that isn't even half a year old. They need to make money off that to justify to their shareholders the amount of time, effort, and money that was put into the technology. But that's not to say they've thrown the regular, controller-oriented games under the bus, they're just still hyped up over a new piece of (expensive) technology that is relatively new.
- Ferrara316February 28, 2011 at 2:50 PM
to think that the next gen system (if whenever or ever even comes about) will NOT have achievements is ridiculous. MS would never be that dumb to get of rid of achievements, its reasons why people spend money on crap DLC that they wouldnt buy in the first place lolReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 4, 2011 at 11:48 PM
You don't become a multi-billion dollar corporation without knowing what you are doing. Microsoft has people work the statistics and realize that rapid support of gamerscore only exists in niche communities. As such, if you were running a company, would you really burden the entirety of your consumers with what only a small fraction obsess over? The answer is obviously, no- as it logically should be.ReplyDelete
"Microsoft has people work the statistics and realize that rapid support of gamerscore only exists in niche communities."ReplyDelete
Not if they supported it more from the jump. My Gamercard was hugely successful, so is x360a, and trueachievements is on the rise. People are unaware because Microsoft has not fully supported it in a way that makes sense on the XBOX.The messages I get on a daily bases backs that up. The Gamer spotlight messages I got as well. Thousands and thousands of people want to know more about gamerscore/achievements.
Why did everyone else copy this idea? PlayStation, application games, Steam, and Blizzard.
When I look at someone's gamertag, there should be more detailed stats across the board. Because it makes sense. Not for me, not for other gamerscore whores, but for everyone to understand.
The idea that Microsoft can do no wrong is downright disgusting to me.
Making avatar fatheads is a much better idea......
Even if they had a gamerscore leaderboard against your xbox live friends, it would make them more money. People would want to top each other, therefore, they would have to buy more games. Simple stuff.
- AnonymousMarch 6, 2011 at 11:17 AM
my gamercard is for fags. boosting is for fags. achievements is for fagsReplyDelete
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This is actually a blog post I have been meaning to write for quite a while not, but I just never got around to it. Relational databases are ubiquitous in programming. Whether it's mainframes, application programming or even phones now a days everyone stores persistent data in a database. Recently there has been some talk about non-schema databases and there's a myriad different implementations of them, but why the sudden interest?
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